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05 Jan 2025 evening – The Mystery of Love (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

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0:04:20 – The story of Draupadi; the Yaksha’s conditions and how he killed the brothers; who failed the conditions; the answers of Maharaja Yudhishthira.

0:07:48 – What is the most astonishing thing in this world? Death is already predetermined; everyone leaves their body, people die every day, and yet no one is ready for death and does not want to die.

0:14:54 – The answer of Maharaja Yudhishthira in Srimad Bhagavatam. Krishna tells Arjuna: “One who is born from the womb of his mother will die.” The body is born and dies; the Atma is eternal. The structure of the gross and subtle body.

0:22:00 – When you realize your svarupa (spiritual form), bhava and prema will come to you. The rest is deception—that someone dreamed that Srimati Radhika was talking to them. Bhaktivinoda Thakur only said: “I am a sakhi of Radhika; my service is camphor.”

0:24:50 – When prema comes; when a sadhaka is at the level of bhava-dosha and prema. The example of a tigress’s milk—only a golden vessel can hold it. One who attains prema conceals it, as it is very confidential.

0:27:40 – When Chaitanya Mahaprabhu showed His transcendental form to Raya Ramananda—the conversation between Raya Ramananda and the Lord. The Lord showed His form only to him.

0:32:30 – The beautiful darshan before Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya.

0:33:40 – A story from 2008 during Vraja-mandala parikrama: how one brahmachari brought maha-prasada to Gopinatha Bhavana (Sri Ramananda Raya) for Sri Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami, saying, “Srimati Radhika Herself sent it through Her dear, intimate sakhi.”

0:40:39 – Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarti explains: when prema manifests, it is very difficult to say “I love you” in the heart. Prema is like camphor. This is in the book Prema-samputa.

0:41:56 – When Uddhava arrived in Vrindavan, he saw the highest prema of Srimati Radhika. This is in the book Bhramara-gita (the Song of the Bumblebee). Uddhava asked, “What message shall I take to Krishna?” Radhika: “When you begin to describe the mood of separation and see Krishna crying, stop. Do not describe it all at once; continue another day, not all at once.”

0:47:18 – An example: if you have an old cloth and soak it in water, wringing it out completely might tear it. Thus, by wringing it out very slowly, it preserves its structure.

0:48:50 – Tell the viraha-katha (stories of separation) very carefully. The viraha-katha of Krishna about Srimati Radhika is extraordinarily confidential; after saying a few words, one must stop. All the golden vines in Vrindavan were planted by the hands of Srimati Radhika. As Krishna enters Vrindavan, everyone greets Him: “Svagatam… Svagatam.”

0:55:00 – The second verse describes the imprints of the lotus feet of Srimati Radhika. In Vrindavan, everyone chants “RADHE RADHE”; all the trees and birds sing “RADHE RADHE.”

0:57:50 – The last line: “The mind is always absorbed in remembering the pastimes of Radha and Govinda.” Brahmaji, in the Brahma-samhita, glorifies transcendental Vrindavan. Kirtan: “Govinda adi-purusham…”

1:02:30 – Everyone, please pray to Srimati Radhika for Modana Mohana Prabhu, that he may serve the Divine Couple.

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